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Showing posts with label U.K.. Show all posts
Saturday, October 21, 2017

Shakespeare’s best (or worst) villains

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History Extra Tamora – Titus Andronicus Tamora, Queen of the Goths, is a cruel and brutal central player in Shakespeare’s ultimate re...
Thursday, July 6, 2017

Tower Bridge: Uncovering the history of a London landmark

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History Extra Tower Bridge bridgemaster AP Rabbit and his crew. The unsung heroes of the bridge’s history are being celebrated in a ne...
Monday, June 5, 2017

Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Huge Viking Camp in England

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Ancient Origins Maybe you pictured Viking raiders numbering in the dozens or hundreds, making a beachhead in the middle of the night t...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Sam’s historical recipe corner: Sloe gin

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History Extra In every issue of BBC History Magazine, picture editor Sam Nott brings you a recipe from the past. In this article, Sam r...
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Will It Work? Greece Is Willing to Loan Archaeological Treasures in Exchange for the Parthenon Marbles

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Ancient Origins Despite a strong desire to return the Parthenon Marbles to their rightful home in Athens atop the Acropolis, the Greek ...
Sunday, April 2, 2017

Scientists Solve Mystery of Iron Strap and Buckle Unearthed in Medieval Cemetery

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists digging at Gloucester Cathedral, UK, have unearthed a strap for a medieval “false leg.” The metal pieces...
Saturday, March 4, 2017

1066 – how the Viking diversion cost Harold his throne

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History Extra The battle of Stamford Bridge, 1066. (Mary Evans Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo) Cnut’s father, Swein Forkbeard, defe...
Friday, March 3, 2017

What English Site is So Favored that Human Activity Spans Across 12,000 Years There?

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Ancient Origins Archaeologists in England digging to investigate the site of a future highway have found evidence of human occupation g...